Airline sector improves in 2010
Airlines set for rosier times in 2010 as passengers, freight and pricing power inch back
Airlines set for rosier times in 2010 as passengers, freight and pricing power inch back
Balli Aviation Limited, a unit of Balli Group Plc, based in the United Kingdom, has pleaded guilty in a court in the United States to having exported illegally Boeing 747 passenger aircraft from the United States to Iran.
AirAsia, the low-cost airline based in Malaysia, has announced plans to expand its presence in India by adding 4 direct flights that connect Bangkok with the Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Amritsar from May 2010.
Airlines set for rosier times in 2010 as passengers, freight and pricing power inch back
Air India, the national airline of India, has sought to reassure airline passengers and the crew that its flights to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, are safe and will continue.
US Airways has announced that it has signed a code-share agreement with Brussels Airlines. The pact is subject to approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the government of Belgium.
US Department of Transportation faults FAA for safety-related lapses in supervising American Airlines
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has given tentative approval to American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, and British Airways, the flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, to expand their trans-Atlantic alliance. In return, the two carriers have to relinquish some slots at the congested Heathrow Airport in London.
AirTran Airways has announced that it will launch flights between Tunica (Mississippi, the United States) and Atlanta (Georgia, the United States) from May 6, 2010.
Frontier Airlines and Allegiant Air have announced that they will launch flights from Long Beach Airport (LGB) in Long Beach, California, the United States, during the summer travel season.
Continental Airlines, based in Houston, Texas, the United States, has announced that it is increasing the number of its flights from Heathrow Airport in London to Newark Liberty International Airport in New York with two additional services daily.
Continental Airlines, based in Houston, Texas, the United States, has announced that it will offer the passengers the option of buying, at check-in, premium seat assignments for unreserved economy-class seats ...
Airline passengers will pay $58 billion (€41 billion) in ‘ancillary charges’ in 2010, according to analysts.